teaching: get hired

TEACHING:9 STEPS TO GETTING HIRED

#WANNABETEACHER GUIDE TO THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND REALITY

@ATEACHERSGUIDE

PERFECT YOUR

RESUME

Either one full page or two full pages, nothing in between. Find a template in the Wannabe Teacher’s Guide.

USE STRONG VERBS

led, controlled, maintained, facilitated, observed, assisted, taught,

implemented, administered, organized, promoted

AND RELEVANT BUZZWORDS

differentiation, achievement gap, grit, higher order thinking, learning styles, standardized testing, scaffolding, performance

based assessment, objectives, rigor,

A COVER LETTER IS STILL

EXPECTEDIt should be formal, but succinct. Find a template HERE.

3do your

Research the school before you go in for the interview.

DRESS PROFESSIONALLY

Now is the time to break out that blazer. When interviewing after my most recent move, I looked up the school colors and dressed accordingly.

BUZZ WORDS

KNOW THEM AND USE THEM WISELY.

BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN YOUR

We must treat students as individuals….We must address different learning styles…

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

BE A

BLE

TO E

XPLA

IN Y

OUR

An effective classroom management system will keep students invested in learning. This is achieved through mutual respect and responsibility, being

invested in the class as a whole, both intellectually and socially….

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY

ASK GOOD QUESTIONS

Will you be in a portable? Will you be sharing a room? Will you be floating? How many preps will you have? …

BEPOSITIVE

Whatever you do, be positive and excited about the school, about kids, and about teaching.

FOR MORE GREAT TIPS

GET THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE THAT GOES FROM

THINKING ABOUT TEACHING, TO EARNING A

DEGREE, RESUMES, INTERVIEWS, FIRST DAYS,

AND THE FIRST YEAR.

MAKE A DIFFERENCEGO TEACH!